Rena Behar Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

I specialize in travel, tech, sustainability, gender/sexuality, and intersections thereof. I'm also an experienced copy editor and have broad experience within the lifestyle, startup, and e-commerce spaces, and maintain contact with an extensive roster of my fellow freelancers and PR professionals. Writer: Travel + Leisure, New York magazine, Money.

∙ Perform first-round feature story line edits, write front and back of book content, and complete in-office final editorial review for highly technical B2B content.

Greater New York City Area

∙ Partner with international tour operators to create custom itineraries and connect with global travelers. ∙ Responsibilities include editing operator content, independent destination research, photo selection, package production, and CMS management, alongside remote team coordination.

Greater New York City Area

∙ Freelance contract position for a travel startup creating custom city guides and premium smart guest services for luxury and boutique hotels.∙ Created comprehensive city guide for guests, hiring and overseeing local writers and photographers, editing images and copy, interviewing local celebrities, and crafting overall narrative for authentic and.

Remote

∙ Researched product reviews and category analysis, generating editorial content and market research reports.∙ Developed and maintained relationships with sources, brands, and industry experts. ∙ Oversaw research team by developing editorial processes, establishing team procedures, participating in editorial review panels, training new hires, and.

Cambridge, MA

∙ Planned, implemented, and analyzed online and mail campaigns and events to increase engagement and fundraising. ∙ Maintained social media presence, donor relationships, and record integrity, processing more than $1,000,000 in gifts annually. ∙ Assisted in management of department assistant, delegating and monitoring daily tasks and overall project.

Greater Boston Area

∙ Hosted events with community influencers to promote opening of OneMedical offices in the Boston area. ∙ Managed interactions with guests, vendors, and creative team.∙ Photographed events and created presentations for client records.

Greater Chicago Area

∙ Revised editorial copy and CMS settings per communication between editorial, sales, and customer service departments. ∙ Responsible for maintaining editorial transparency and voice, identifying and resolving problematic trends, and balancing relationships with other departments, merchants, and customers under strict deadlines and high content volume.

Greater Chicago Area

Ensured factual accuracy in deal values and copy. Further developed research skills, SalesForce navigation, and ability to navigate websites from as old as 1998.

Greater Chicago Area

Oversaw production cycle, including story creation and assignment; managed diverse staff and content flow; and performed final editorial review for national study abroad magazine. Circulation of approximately 20,000.

Greater Chicago Area

Assessed inventory of incoming products, assisted with stockroom organization and customer service.

Greater Chicago Area

Pitched magazine content, fact checking, proofreading.

Austin, Texas Area

Pitched and wrote online content, fact checking, research, message board moderation. Formatted articles for web upload and published two original reported online features. Ate many hamburgers in the name of journalism.

Greater Chicago Area

Managed production of an innovative guidebook to the city created entirely by college students throughout Chicago, working with editorial, design, and business teams. Staff of approx. 150 includes editors, writers, photographers and designers at several universities. Circulation of approximately 10,000.

Greater Chicago Area

Updated establishment listings, wrote breaking news posts, fact checked and maintained database of event listings for A.V. Club Chicago; transcribed interviews for national A.V. Club Web site.